Dell 8600 Laptop User Manual


 
A Tour of Your Computer 13
If the computer is connected to an electrical outlet, the light operates as follows:
Solid green: The battery is charging.
Flashing green: The battery is almost fully charged.
If the computer is running on a battery, the light operates as follows:
Off: The battery is adequately charged (or the computer is turned off).
Flashing orange: The battery charge is low.
Solid orange: The battery charge is critically low.
KEYBOARD The keyboard includes a numeric keypad as well as the Microsoft
®
Windows
®
logo key. For
information on supported keyboard shortcuts, see page 40.
M
EDIA CONTROL BUTTONS Control CD and DVD playback.
TOUCH PAD Touch pad and touch pad buttons provide the functionality of a mouse. See page 42 for
more information.
DISPLAY LATCH BUTTON Press this button to release the display latch and open the display.
SPEAKERS To adjust the volume of the integrated speakers, press the volume control buttons or
volume control keyboard shortcuts. For more information, see page 41.
TOUCH PAD BUTTONS Touch pad buttons provide the functionality of a mouse. See the Dell Inspiron
help file for more information. To access the help file, see page 61.
VOLUME CONTROL BUTTONS Press these buttons to adjust the volume.
MUTE BUTTON Press this button to turn off the volume.